< Back AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter November 2008 In this Issue CPT Code Changes for 2009: Significant changes are those made to the normal newborn care, delivery room management and resuscitation, neonatal and pediatric intensive and critical care services, and pediatric critical care transport services. Update on the 2008 and 2009 Medicare Resource-Based Relative Value Scale: 2008 Medicare conversion factor extension and other RBRVS changes American Medical Association Clarifies Reporting Requirements for Neonatal and Pediatric Critical and Intensive Care: Clarification from AMA on neonatal and pediatric critical and intensive care supervision requirements Q&A: Reporting suspected diagnosis, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, intramuscular injection, and unknown immunization status Important Clarification: Error in May 2008 You Code It! Regarding tobacco use cessation counseling Denial Den: Vaccine counseling: when to use preventive medicine service codes and when to use immunization administration codes You Code It! (Online Exclusive): Using new 2009 ICD-9-CM codes for abnormal glucose tolerance, necrotizing enterocolitis, microscopic hematuria, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, abscess, and fever Sign In Now To continue reading, you must be a subscriber to AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter Online. Not a Subscriber? Subscribe Learn more about AAP Pediatric Coding Newsletter Online